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THE FIRST BOOK OF<br/>
<span class=large>SAMUEL</span><br/> OTHERWISE CALLED<br/> THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS
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CHAPTER 9
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Saul the son of Kish, a Benjamite, is a choice and goodly person—He is sent to seek his father’s asses—The Lord reveals to Samuel the seer that Saul is to be king—Saul goes to Samuel and is entertained by him.
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Now</span> there was a man of Benjamin, whose name <i>was</i> <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/9/1a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Sam. 14: 51; 1 Chr. 8: 33.">Kish</a>, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
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And he had a son, whose name <i>was</i> <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/9/2a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Chr. 12: 29.">Saul</a>, a choice young man, and a <sup>b</sup><a href="1_sam/9/2b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Talents.">goodly</a>: and <i>there was</i> not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward <i>he was</i> <sup>c</sup><a href="1_sam/9/2c" mark="c" type="A" title="1 Sam. 10: 23.">higher</a> than any of the people.
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And the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost.  And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.
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And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found <i>them</i> not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and <i>there they were</i> not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found <i>them</i> not.
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<i>And</i> when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that <i>was</i> with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave <i>caring </i>for the asses, and take thought for us.
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And he said unto him, Behold now, <i>there is</i> in this city a man of God, and <i>he is</i> an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.
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Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, <i>if</i> we go, what shall we bring the man?  for the bread is spent in our vessels, and <i>there is</i> not a <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/9/7a" mark="a" type="A" title="2 Kgs. 4: 42; 2 Kgs. 5: 5.">present</a> to bring to the man of God: what have we?
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And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: <i>that</i> will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.
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(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/9/9a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Ne. 15: 3; Alma 27: 7; D&C 6: 11; D&C 46: 7; D&C 102: 23; JS-H 1: 18 (18, 26).">enquire</a> of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the <sup>b</sup><a href="1_sam/9/9b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Priesthood, Authority.">seer</a>: for <i>he that is</i> now <i>called</i> a <sup>c</sup><a href="1_sam/9/9c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Prophets, Mission of.">Prophet</a> was beforetime called a <sup>d</sup><a href="1_sam/9/9d" mark="d" type="B" title="TG Seer.">Seer</a>.)
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Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go.  So they went unto the city where the man of God <i>was.</i>
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&#182; <i>And</i> as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?
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And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, <i>he is</i> <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/9/12a" mark="a" type="D" title="IE just ahead.">before</a> you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for <i>there is</i> a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:
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As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; <i>and</i> afterwards they eat that be bidden.  Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.
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And they went up into the city: <i>and</i> when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/9/14a" mark="a" type="D" title="OR towards them, to meet them.">against</a> them, for to go up to the high place.
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&#182; Now the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/9/15a" mark="a" type="A" title="1 Sam. 3: 19 (19-21)."><span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span></a> had <sup>b</sup><a href="1_sam/9/15b" mark="b" type="A" title="D&C 88: 66.">told</a> Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,
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To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/9/16a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Anointing; TG Called of God.">anoint</a> him <i>to be</i> captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their <sup>b</sup><a href="1_sam/9/16b" mark="b" type="A" title="D&C 88: 63 (63-65).">cry</a> is come unto me.
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And when Samuel saw Saul, the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of!  this same shall reign over my people.
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Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house <i>is.</i>
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And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I <i>am</i> the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/9/19a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Seer.">seer</a>: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that <i>is</i> in thine heart.
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And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found.  And on whom <i>is</i> all the desire of Israel?  <i>Is it</i> not on thee, and on all thy father’s house?
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And Saul answered and said, <i>Am</i> not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel?  and my family the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/9/21a" mark="a" type="A" title="Judg. 6: 15.">least</a> of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin?  wherefore then speakest thou <sup>b</sup><a href="1_sam/9/21b" mark="b" type="P" title="HEB this way to me according to this manner.">so</a> to me?
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And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/9/22a" mark="a" type="D" title="OR dining area.">parlour</a>, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which <i>were</i> about thirty persons.
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And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/9/23a" mark="a" type="D" title="OR Set it aside.">Set</a> it by thee.
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And the cook took up the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/9/24a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ex. 29: 22 (22, 27).">shoulder</a>, and <i>that</i> which <i>was</i> upon it, and set <i>it</i> before Saul.  And <i>Samuel</i> said, Behold that which is left!  set <i>it</i> before thee, <i>and</i> eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people.  So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.
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&#182; And when they were come down from the high place into the city, <i>Samuel </i>communed with Saul upon the <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/9/25a" mark="a" type="A" title="Acts 10: 9 (9-35).">top</a> of the house.
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And they arose early: and it came to pass <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/9/26a" mark="a" type="D" title="OR at dawn.">about</a> the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away.  And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.
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<i>And</i> as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but <sup>a</sup><a href="1_sam/9/27a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 5: 34.">stand</a> thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God.
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